As part of our property spotlight series, we look at the South East Region considering average house prices,
number of sales and the size of the market around the country.

Using figures from Land Registry
House Price Index data to give an indication of the region’s housing
markets, below are 20 top areas with statistics on the total
value of all property transactions in the past year.

Market snapshot:

The district with the largest market is Brighton & Hove which saw £1,590m worth of transactions in the year to January 2017.

This was followed by Elmbridge with £1,304m worth of sales over the same period.

The district with the highest overall averagehouseprice were South Bucks
where prices sit at £605,000, which is 164% above the national average.

The market with the highest number of transactions was Brighton & Hove with 4,503 sales occurring during the period.

Where have house prices increased the most?
Here are five districts with the highest annual capital growth.